Governor Mahyeldi Forms Integrated Team For The Settlement Of PSN Air Bangis West Pasaman Konnflict

West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah (central), West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Suharyono (right) and West Pasaman Regent Hamsuardi (left) Antara/Altas Maulana.

PADANG - The West Sumatra Provincial Government will soon form an integrated team to resolve the conflict with the Refinery National Strategic Project (PSN) or oil refinery in Jorong Pigogah, Nagari Air Bangis, West Pasaman Regency.

"The integrated team will involve all agencies so that no one is harmed in this matter," said West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah after a joint meeting with related parties at Simpang Empat reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 8.

According to him, the PSN issue in West Pasaman is currently receiving protests from a number of community groups because it is considered detrimental to them.

His party will not harm the community so that understanding and socialization are needed in the future.

"The residents who held demonstrations at the governor's office some time ago have now returned to their homes and the situation in the location is safe and conducive," he said.

His party together with the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda) of West Sumatra and West Pasaman Province are committed to being united for justice and no one will be harmed.

"In the near future there will be a meeting with the community regarding efforts to resolve the problem," he said.

Meanwhile, the West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Suharyono emphasized that his party guaranteed the security of the Pigogah Air Bangis community after returning after holding a demonstration in Padang some time ago.

According to him, regarding law enforcement, his party cannot tolerate it, because it refers to the applicable regulations and regulations.

Regarding the people who took palm fruit in the production forest area, the case is being processed because it is related to the theft article.

But as protectors and protectors of the police community, they will provide a sense of security to the community to work and try to support their families by gardening oil palm.

His party also placed a number of security personnel together with the TNI, Satpol PP at the PSN location to provide a sense of security to the community.

A number of people who live in forest areas and plant palm oil at the location protest because they are not free to sell their crops because their land has become a production forest area and is included in the National Strategic Project Plan (PSN).

Previously, Air Bangis community leader, Effef Syahrial, assessed that PSN is a project that will benefit all parties, especially the Air Bangis community.

"PSN is a project that will benefit all parties, especially the people of Nagari Air Bangis, West Pasaman. The economic and money rounds will occur if PSN is realized," he said.

He said the majority of the work of the Air Bangis community was actually fishermen. So that with the presence of PSN in their place, people can more easily sell fish catch.

According to him, the government has conducted socialization to the public so as not to carry out illegal activities in the production forest.

"For those who have planted palm oil, in accordance with the Job Creation Law, please harvest the palm oil and what makes it legal is that there are cooperatives that are licensed to accommodate palm oil harvested by the community," he said.